Automobile radiator heater



A. J. KERCHER AUTOIlBILE RADIATOR HEATER Apfif 21, I925.

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l eteuted .hpr. 23, Ni h AUTQMOBILE RADIATOR HEATER;

Application field June 12,

To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. Krisonuu, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Berkeley, county of Alameda, State of California, have invented new and useful Automobile Radiator Heaters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to means for heating; the usual Water cooler or radiator comnioilto many forms of combustion engines, and. especially vehicle motors.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, practicable and cilectivc device for Warming up the circulation water in a motor radiator;

An object is to provide an automaticap- 'peratus which can be set to become effective at any predetermined time to Warm up the radiator.

Another object to provide for economy in operation of the device.

Further, an object is to provide a device that can be readily stored or placed in a convenient location uhen not applied and which. can be easily adjusted, in heating position, in front of the radiator and. is adapted to be attached to the filling; spout of the radiator.

The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, some of which. with the foregoing, will be made manifest i u the following description of the preferred form of the invention, which is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification. It is to he understood that it is not intended to liu'iit the invention to the embodiment shown by the said drawings and description, as variations may he adopted Within the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Fig. lie a perspective of the device as applied.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section oi the device and the radiator, and shows, in dixgram, the automatic controlling means.

Fig. 3 is a more detail view of the controlling means.

My invention consists of a device adapted to be suspended in front of the radiator conduit-s of a cooling system. Preferably the device includes means for attachment to the usual filling spmit and, therefore, requires no alteration oi, nor special attach- 1922: Serial m. 567,875.

iucuts to, the given mdiatcuto which the device is made applicahlc. The invention also includes an automatic control means.

The disclosed "form of the invention cmhodies a curtain like element 2 preferably of asbestos or other heat resistant material: the curtain, obviously hchig variously de signed according to (lifiercut radiators to which it may he ultaehcd. At the top of the curtain a flange or hip 3, perforated at 4 to pass down over the spout S of a radi ator R. The lower end ot the curtain is forn'wd with a transverse nu-hot or chamber 5 at the bottom so as to he disposed in rout of the radiator and near its bottom. The pocketopeus toward the radiator in a -'i le mouth and in tho pocket in arranged a suitable heating clen'xcut, as electric resistance coil a": served helectric conductorsV-fi. The. walls of the pocket 5 ilere toward the radiator so to reflect the heat generated by the hot coil 6. i

it may be desired to start to heat up the motor radiator at apredetermincd time, as in the n1o1-uing,.witl1out the presence of the driver or other person. To that end 1 pro vide automatic means to turn on the electric current for the heater, and. also iii-(Wide; means for automatically iutermlttontly breaking and closing the circuit after the heat under curtain reaches. a. suitable degree. Such means comprise a time device, as a clock C, having sivitch or ciruit closing connect-ion lORvilh one of the service conductors 7 9. 'lho clock. being set to go oil at desired time. will then close the circuit and the l -=.r 5.

To automatically break the circuit at 21. certain. heat under the curtain this latter is providcd with a chauilw-r ii at its upper port-hm. In this chamhcr arranged a simple thermostatic device 1:3 which is councciieil lo a. ci 'cr 13 forming; means for opening and clos' ho circuit through the wires 7--8. The lever may have a. contact piece H to engage a coordinate. contact piece 15 While the temperature is below the given high degree. As this high degree is reached, the device operates to break contact at contact piwcs; Illi ll hcn the heat falls the circuit is again aucon'iatically closed by menus the i This cconoinizes in cones;

eiood that the nppzirnens may 1 n garage or elsewhere, it only necessary a-iso hung the curtain over the ,or and ciose the circuit to heat up the i "1)? at. the aiea-siied time.

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device for ii'nrining motor radiators an electric heating element, & roiling the element adjacent pert oi the radiator and ii reiieotor i behind the heating element {0 reflect jimllllied headagainst the radiator.

2. P2 device-for Warming motor radiatore comprising an electric heating element, menus or suspending the element adjacent the lower part of the radiator, a circuit for the heating element and a thermostat controiiing said circuit arranged adjacent the upper portion of the radiator.

device warming motor radiators n electric heating element, o iding the eienient adjacent of ihe rndintor, n reflector lower 1 3 1 on ed behind the hentinr element to ret :i; Iildifl-i'fiii heel; against the radiator and n thermosiei controlling the flow of current through the heating element and arranged adjacent the upper por tion of Lhe i-ndiziior.

4%. A device for Warming motor rzidin-Lors comprising en eiectric heiiiing; cienxcni, means for suspending the element ad ziccnfi; the iower part of the radiator, PF in which the heating element is disposed where by the heat generated is radiated :ignimti the radiator, said pocket opening oniy n, .niin =i, the face of the rediu cor so iihat there i; no draft of air ihrough the pocket.

5. A device for warming motor rn-zliiimi-i comprising an electric heating ci ni, means for suspending the element adjacent the lower part of the rndinior, e lmchcfi, in said suspending means in which enid ing element is disposed so that the in is heated by rndiaieci heni, a circnii, 'i'or heating element, a second. pocket in the one pending means disposed adjeceni; the 11p portion of the radiator and n thermowni said second pocket controlling fihe currents through said circuit. in testimony whereof have herenniii; any hand.

ARTHUR Q 

